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#1490: “The Future Of Academic Freedom”
Is academic freedom under attack in American colleges and universities? Next time on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll talk about academic freedom and...
#1489: “Raising White Kids”
When it comes to teaching young people about race relations and racism, children of color get the talk at a much younger age. Today...
#1488: “Revisiting The Written Word”
I have a large stack of books on my desk right now, and I’m looking forward to reading through them and reporting back to...
#1487: “The Hunt For Commies In New York Schools”
Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Politicians and pundits start accusing teachers of being socialists and indoctrinating students into their nefarious way of...
#1486: “The Quest For Bean”
Without coffee, the entire educational system would collapse. Sure, that may sound like hyperbole, but if you’ve ever sat through an 8 am chemistry...
#1485: “A Life In History”
You may have noticed, but in the last few months we’ve been talking a lot about history. It’s not because it was my favorite...